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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- penitentiary [pεnɪ'tεnʃərɪ]
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noun
[US]
[c]
监狱
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1.
noun
[US]
[c]
监狱
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- penitentiary ["pεnɪ'tεnʃərɪ]
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n
(in the US and Canada) a state or federal prison: in Canada, esp a federal prison for offenders convicted of serious crimes pen
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n
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n
[RC Church]
a cleric appointed to supervise the administration of the sacrament of penance in a particular area
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n
a priest who has special faculties to absolve particularly grave sins
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n
a cardinal who presides over a tribunal that decides all matters affecting the sacrament of penance
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n
this tribunal itself
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adj
another word for penitential
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adj
[US and Canadian]
(of an offence) punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary
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9.
adj
[Etymology]
C15 (meaning also: an officer dealing with penances): from Medieval Latin poenit
e ntia rius, from Latin paenite nspenitent
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1.
n
(in the US and Canada) a state or federal prison: in Canada, esp a federal prison for offenders convicted of serious crimes pen
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